The Bulldogs' fullback is Cameron Kiplinger and he leads the team with 513 yards rushing through five games, a 102.6 per-game average. Kiplinger had his best game yet last Friday against Josey, when he ran for 127 yards and three touchdowns, both season highs for the senior.

"We knew (Kiplinger) would be a major part of the story this season," Morgan County coach Kenny Moore said. "The fullback gets a large majority of the carries in our offense (Wing-T) so it's important that we have someone there who can get the job done."

Kiplinger has scored eight touchdowns in his third year as a starter. But Kiplinger does not know or even really care about his individual statistics.

He's about just one thing.

"As long as we are winning games, that's all that matters," Kiplinger said. "I guess I've been doing my part so far to help."

Call him a football purist, but Kiplinger is just as satisfied with a good block as he is with a run into the end zone. He prides himself on being able to read defenses and place lead blocks for the halfbacks.

"I've learned a lot from (Bowers)," Kiplinger said. "He's really good at reading defensive schemes and picking up the holes."

Both Kiplinger and Bowers will be striving for peak form tonight when the Bulldogs travel to Augusta to take on region-rival Laney.

"There won't be any lack of motivation for this one," Moore said.

Morgan County (5-0, 0-0 in Region 7-AA) lost to Laney 20-17 last season in a game that ended in controversy. After taking a late 17-13 lead, the Bulldogs seemingly had things in control. But the Wildcats managed to put together a last-minute drive, and thanks to a questionable pass interference call, they kept it alive on fourth-and-14 before Robert Dunn scored the game-winning touchdown on a 5-yard reverse.

The Wildcats went on to capture the region title and earn a spot in the semifinals at the Georgia Dome. Dunn, now a freshman at Auburn, was named the all-classification player of the year by the Associated Press.

"The games just get bigger from here on out," said Kiplinger, who had a 51-yard run against Laney last year. "The region games are the ones that count."